End SARS: Osinbajo apologizes to Nigerians, talks about government plan as police brutality protest continues.
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| Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo |
Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, told Nigerians that they should not be angry of the delay the Government took to respond to the protest, which started since last week, against police brutality and killings in the country.
In his tweets on Friday night, he said that he knows Nigerians are angry and their anger is being justified.
He said this as the youths in Lagos,Port Harcourt and Abuja organized a candle light procession to honour the lives that the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS unit of the Nigeria police has killed.
Three things Osinbajo told Nigerian as EndSARS protest continues.
We must protect young people.
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The Vice President said many young people have suffered from police brutality in the country and it's not acceptable.
“we must take responsibility to protect young people, even sometimes from the people that are paid to protect us”.
He also believes that the protests in the country goes beyond the SARS issue.
According to him, “we are into the matter and are systematic about it. We are putting measures that will change the police and address issues of welfare, service conditions and training ”.
Victim Support Fund.
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Nigeria youths in Lagos,Port Harcourt and Abuja organized a candle light procession to honour the lives that the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS unit of the Nigeria police has killed. He talked about the disbandment of SARS, that the officers from that unit are not going to be part of any tactical squad. |
The Vice President also apologized “to the families of Jimoh Isiaq and all those that have died in the hands of police officers. Those that are injured, to get fully and speedy recovery.
We have proposed that each state government set up Victim's Support Fund, that will support. This is the least we can do to compensate for the injustice suffered from wayward officers ”
Judicial Panels of Inquiry.
Professor Yemi Osinbajo said he has held meetings with stakeholders in the country, that what is important is to address the demand of the youths that are leading the protests.
“We understand that you want to see action from us and I am here to tell you that work is going on to stop this”.
“I have held a meeting with the 36 states governors and the minister of the FCT(NEC), we agreed to set up judicial panels of inquiry so can see justice serve and fast”.
For more than one week, youths all over Nigeria have been protesting to #endSARS and #EndPoliceBrutality and they are demanding total reform of the Police Force plus stop the extrajudicial
Killings that SARS have done.
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